The Kids Are All Right

March 24, 2014 11:00 AM

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The Strypes

: The group is made up of four teenagers from Cavan, Ireland who were clearly born at least 50 years too late. Their sound recreates the aloof R&B of the early Stones, with a whiff of Stiff Little Fingers. They have the excellent haircuts and suits to match.

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The Runaways

: The 1970s all-girl teen band, featuring Joan Jett and Lita Ford, suffered under the overbearing mogul Kim Fowley, who marketed them as “jailbait.” But they produced some spectacular glam-inspired rock gems along the way, including “Cherry Bomb” and “Queens of Noise.”

: The British singer-songwriter sounds a bit like young Dylan without having actually absorbed much Dylan. At 19, he recorded his second and most recent album, this year’s Shangri La, with producer Rick Rubin, who more typically ushers people on their way out (Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond).

: The R&B star, who died in plane crash in 2001 while filming a music video in the Bahamas, was just 12-years-old when she signed with Jive Records. Labelmate R. Kelly helped write and produce her double-platinum debut album, 1994's Age Ain't Nothing but a Number -- and, testing the validity of the title, he also married her when she was 15 (he was 27 at the time). The marriage was later annulled.

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t.A.T.u.

: Julia Volkova and Lena Katina may not have been an actual item but the teenage electro-pop duo sure had everyone convinced with the video for their debut single, "All the Things She Said," which featured kissing girls long before Katy Perry came along.

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Arctic Monkeys

: The effects of puberty were still apparent on the Arctic Monkeys’ faces when they smashed the record for the fastest selling debut album of all time in Britain with 2006's Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.

: It would take Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong a few years to become household names but they were still teenagers when they dropped their first release, 1,000 Hours, and became a regular attraction at the Berkeley punk club 924 Gilman Street.

: Even though they were dubbed a boy-band (hey, it was the late '90s) brothers Taylor Hanson, 16, Isaac Hanson, 13, and Zac Hanson, 11, were anything but -- writing and performing their own songs, as well as coming up with unforgettable lyrics like "Mmmbop, ba duba dop/ Ba du bop, ba duba dop" (from the hit "MMMBop").

: Even though they were dubbed a boy-band (hey, it was the late '90s) brothers Taylor Hanson, 16, Isaac Hanson, 13, and Zac Hanson, 11, were anything but -- writing and performing their own songs, as well

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Lorde

: The 17-year-old singer from New Zealand is brimming with confidence. Why not? You can’t go longer than five minutes without hearing her one of her No. 1 singles, “Team” or “Royals” (which also picked up the Grammy for song of the year).

: The band members weren't quite old enough to drink when they released their debut album, 1995's I Should Coco, but had no problem keeping up with with their elder Britpop peers on the charts thanks to hits like "Alright" and "Caught by the Fuzz."

: When the members of the British electronic trio released their groundbreaking debut album, 2009's xx, they were still teenagers living at home with their parents and working retail. A year later, the group was collecting Britain’s coveted Mercury Music Prize and drawing praise from the likes of Jay-Z and Rihanna for its minimalist, dark-hued pop.

: When the members of the British electronic trio released their groundbreaking debut album, 2009's xx, they were still teenagers living at home with their parents and working retail. A year later, the

: The members of the Strokes were fresh out of boarding school when they released their debut album, “Is This It,” in 2001. The tight, lo-fi blasts of noise and jaded garage rock felt radical in an era dominated by nu-metal and boy-bands.